Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) does not change cardiac output in preterm infants

Our objective was to study how invasive mechanical ventilation impairs cardiac output (CO) in children and adults. Although the application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is widely practiced in neonatal intensive care, its hemodynamic consequences have not yet been investigated. A prospective study to assess the hemodynamic effects was conducted in 21 preterm infants < 1500 g using two-dimensional M-mode and pulsed Doppler echocardiography during and 1 hour after discontinuation of nasal CPAP (n-CPAP). Gestational age was 28.0 +/- 1.9 weeks (mean +/- standard deviation); birthweight, 1000 +/- 238 g; age at study entry, 200 +/- 155 hours; total maintenance fluid, 154 +/- 42 mL/kg/day; and n-CPAP level, 4.4 +/- 0.9 cm H(2)O. None of the infants received inotropic support, and n-CPAP did not cause any significant difference in the parameters measured: stroke volume, 3.1 +/- 1.0 mL (with n-CPAP) versus 3.1 +/- 1.0 mL (without n-CPAP); cardiac output, 487 +/- 156 mL/minute versus 500 +/- 176 mL/minute; left ventricular diastolic diameter, 1.22 +/- 0.15 cm versus 1.24 +/- 0.14 cm; fractional shortening, 0.30 +/- 0.05% versus 0.29 +/- 0.04%; and aortic velocity-time integral, 8.64 +/- 1.80 cm versus 8.70 +/- 1.65 cm. The n-CPAP level did not influence CO; n-CPAP (up to 7 cm H (2)O) has no echocardiographically detectable hemodynamic effect in preterm infants. Our data imply there is no need to withhold n-CPAP support to prevent circulatory compromise in these infants.     

Margin distance and other clinico-pathologic prognostic factors in vulvar carcinoma: a multivariate analysis

OBJECTIVES: To determine the importance of margin status and other prognostic factors associated with the recurrence and survival of patients with squamous cell vulvar carcinoma. METHODS: Data were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox proportional hazards regression. All slides were re-reviewed by two gynecologic pathologists. RESULTS: Ninety patients (median age: 69) were treated for vulvar carcinoma from 1984 to 2002, including 28 FIGO stage I, 20 stage II, 26 stage III and 16 with stage IV disease. Sixty-three (70%) patients underwent complete radical vulvectomies and 27 (30%) had modified radical vulvectomies. Nineteen (20%) patients received adjuvant radiotherapy. Five-year disease-specific survival rates were 100%, 100%, 86% and 29% for stages I-IV, respectively. None of the 30 patients with a pathologic margin distance >8 mm had local recurrence. Of the 53 women with tumor-free pathologic margin of <8 mm, 12 (23%) had a local recurrence. Moreover, women with >2 positive groin nodes had significantly higher recurrence risk compared to those with <2 metastatic groin nodes (p<0.001). On multivariate analysis, positive groin nodes and margin distance were important prognostic factors for recurrence. Moreover, stage, tumor size, margin distance, and depth of invasion were significant independent predictors for disease-specific survival. The median follow-up was 58 months (range: 2-188). CONCLUSIONS: Pathologic margin distance is an important predictor of local vulvar recurrence. Our data suggest that a > or =8-mm pathologic margin clearance leads to a high rate of loco-regional control.     

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自身免疫性胰腺炎13例临床诊治分析

目的：分析并总结我院收治的自身免疫性胰腺炎（ AIP）临床特征及诊治经验。方法回顾性分析2009年至2013年我院收治的13例AIP的临床资料。结果13例AIP中,中位年龄48岁,临床表现主要为上腹疼痛不适,梗阻性黄疸及体重下降。胰腺弥漫性增大及局限性增大各6例,胰体尾假性囊肿及胰腺结石各1例,胰管扩张4例。胰腺外器官受累9例（胆管病变8例、胆囊病变7例、腹膜后纤维化1例、腹腔淋巴结肿大6例、脾静脉变细4例、干燥综合征及溃疡性结肠炎各1例）。7例行血免疫标志物检查,IgG升高5例,类风湿因子（ RF）及抗核抗体（ ANA）升高各3例。8例被误诊而行手术治疗。经激素治疗后,患者预后良好。结论 AIP是一种少见的自身免疫性疾病,无特异临床表现,易与胰腺癌及胆管癌混淆,误诊率高。必须充分认识和重视AlP的诊治,避免因误诊而行不必要的手术治疗。     

先天性簇绒肠病EpCAM基因复合杂合突变（c.491+1G>A；c.352_353ins CACC）1例报告

患儿男,1月龄,因“反复腹泻20+ d,吐奶4 d”入院。患儿生后第8天开始出现反复顽固性腹泻,伴腹胀、呕吐、脱水、酸中毒、营养不良,家族中多例消化系统恶性肿瘤患者。基因检测发现人上皮黏附因子（epithelial cell adhesion molecule, EpCAM）基因复合杂合突变（c.491+1G>A;c.352_353ins CACC）,确诊为先天性簇绒肠病。予部分肠外营养支持,患儿腹泻好转,但加奶困难,奶量增加即腹胀、呕吐。住院后期出现反复发热,最终家属签字出院。出院后仍有腹泻、吐奶,出院4周患儿体质量下降约1 kg,最终死亡。     

血管内皮祖细胞靶向损伤血管内皮磁共振成像的实验研究

目的采用超顺磁性氧化铁（sPIO）作为磁共振示踪细胞的标记物,为血管内皮祖细胞移植防治血管内皮损伤性疾病提供实验依据。方法分离、鉴定并培养新西兰大白兔外周血血管内皮祖细胞（EPCs）,制备Fe2O3^-多聚左旋赖氨酸（PIJL）并体外标记EPCs。用2．5F球囊扩张兔右侧颈动脉,制作血管内膜损伤模型,进行EPCs局部移植。A组5只,移植Fe2O3-PLL标记的EPCs,B组5只,移植荧光标记的EPCs,C组5只为空白对照,局部注射生理盐水。细胞移植后7d,所有实验兔行MR颈动脉扫描,并取受损伤血管做病理组织学检查,并与MR信号变化进行对比分析。结果EPCs的Fe2O3^-PLL标记率〉95％,A组标记细胞移植后7d,MR扫描T2WI显示损伤血管壁明显低信号区,而B组和C组无明显异常信号改变;病理学检测显示A组损伤血管内膜有普鲁氏蓝染色阳性细胞黏附,B组损伤血管内皮有强荧光表达,C组损伤血管内皮无表达。结论利用1．5TMR仪进行活体成像技术,可示踪并检测磁粒子标记血管内皮祖细胞在损伤血管内皮的归巢、黏附及分布,为血管内皮祖细胞移植防治血管内皮损伤性疾病提供了实验依据。     

肌内效贴治疗对脑卒中后肩手综合征患者上肢静脉的影响

目的 观察肌内效贴治疗对脑卒中后肩手综合征(SHS)患者上肢静脉的影响.方法 选择脑卒中后并发SHS患者50例,随机分为观察组及对照组各25例.两组患者均采用常规治疗,观察组在常规治疗的基础上配合肌内效贴治疗.采用彩色多普勒超声检测两组治疗前后后肘正中静脉的血管内径、血管壁厚度及最大血流速度,并观察患肢静脉频谱图和血管二维声像图的变化.结果 治疗后,彩色多普勒超声检测可见患者血管走行恢复平直,静脉瓣活动柔软,随心动周期、呼吸周期变化可见不同程度的起伏.观察组静脉血管内径均较治疗前缩小,静脉回流速度提升(P<0.05),但对照组治疗前后比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);与对照组比较,治疗后观察组静脉血管内径较小,静脉回流速度较快(P<0.05).结论 肌内效贴能明显增加上肢静脉血流量,加快局部血流的速度,促进静脉回流,从而缓解疼痛消除水肿,有利于患肢的神经营养和功能改善.